{"id":3453,"slug":"texas-brisket-sandwiches","title":"Texas Brisket Sandwiches","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["1 ea. (8 pounds) beef brisket, trimmed to ¼ inch of fat","2 tbsp salt","2 tbsp black peppercorns, cracked","¾ cup apple cider vinegar","¾ cup yellow mustard, divided","2 tsp cayenne pepper","1 tbsp garlic powder","¼ cup paprika","2 tbsp hot sauce","9 hamburger buns","3 tbsp molasses","Large mesquite chunks"],"ingredients_norm":["ea. beef brisket","salt","black peppercorns cracked","apple cider vinegar","yellow mustard","cayenne pepper","garlic powder","paprika","hot sauce","hamburger bun","molasses","mesquite chunk"],"steps":["Combine hot sauce, molasses, vinegar, and ¼ cup mustard. Pour into a spray bottle and set aside.","Coat brisket with ½ cup of the mustard. Set aside.","Combine seasonings and salt. Press mixture into both sides of brisket. Refrigerate overnight.","The next day, heat up a smoker to 200°F with the mesquite chunks. Add brisket and cook 9 hours, spraying every 3 hours with vinegar mixture, and changing wood as needed to keep temperature at 200°F.","Remove brisket from smoker and let rest ½ hour. Separate along the fat line and slice thinly across the grain.","Finely chop slices and toss with remaining vinegar mixture. Place 1/9 into each bun and serve warm."],"categories":["Sandwich recipes","Recipes using beef brisket","Texas recipes","Barbecue recipes","Recipes using vinegar","Recipes using yellow mustard","Smoked recipes","Recipes for sandwiches","Main course recipes","Recipes using cayenne","Recipes using hot sauce","Recipes using molasses"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Texas_Brisket_Sandwiches","source_ref":"4613374","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Texas_Brisket_Sandwiches&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"d4cb5c6ea11bca94b6a222f50fa65b128e3cce0d6463f4747a447c4e7cb84c34","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:27Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:27Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/texas-brisket-sandwiches"}